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Is C7H6O3 polar or nonpolar?
Salicylic Acid (C7H6O3) is polar because its adjacent COOH and phenolic OH groups make the ring strongly asymmetric.
Salicylic Acid · planar aromatic ring and carboxyl C
The molecule in space
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01 / MODEL RECORDPubChem 3D coordinates. Atom sizes and bond thickness are illustrative.How model data is used ↗
Why C7H6O3 is polar
Salicylic acid is 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, with an –OH next to a –COOH group on the benzene ring. Both oxygen-containing substituents contribute to its polarity.
What to notice
The nearby OH and carbonyl O can form an intramolecular hydrogen bond in some conformers; that changes the observed 3D pose, not the atom connectivity.
Common questions about C7H6O3
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What does the Lewis structure of C7H6O3 show?
The benzene ring bears adjacent –OH and –C(=O)OH groups. The carboxyl carbon is planar and each oxygen carries lone pairs.
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What is the molecular geometry of C7H6O3?
C7H6O3 has a planar aromatic ring and carboxyl C molecular geometry. The 3D model shows representative bond angles of 109.1° and 111.9° and 120°. These angles come from the displayed model coordinates.
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What is the molar mass of C7H6O3?
C7H6O3 has an approximate molar mass of 138.12 g/mol, calculated from its formula using abridged standard atomic weights. Natural isotope variation can change the last digits.